Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Dante Acosta was Mayor Pro Temp of Santa Clarita and ran for the California Assembly in 2016. He lost to Democrat Christy Smith in 2018. He also ran for Congress in 2012, but failed. He’s currently serving on the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board, an appointed position. In 2016, Jennifer Van Laar accused him…
August (Augie) Wolf was a candidate for the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Connecticut in 2016. He was supported by David Koch. The campaign was not going well. By February the campaign had gone through three campaign managers and three treasurers and ten staff had been fired or resigned. In June, a former staffer accused him of sexual harassment as well as federal and state election laws. Samantha Menh alleged he made frequent sexual remarks and sexual advances.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Republican governor of California, was accused of groping six women while he was an actor. In 2002, three women told the L.A. Times that he grabbed their breast, another said he reached under her skirt and grabbed her buttocks. Another said he groped her and tried to remove her swimsuit. Another said he pulled her onto his lap and asked if she had ever experienced a particular sex act. Friends and relatives of most of the accusers have confirmed that they were told about it when they happened. The women wanted to stay anonymous for fear of reprisals and loss of reputation. At least three more women came forward after the original six.
Anthony Bucco is a New Jersey state senator and currently the Republican Party Whip. In 2002, a woman filed a complaint alleging that Bucco made a sexual relationship a requirement of employment. The woman was fired when Bucco’s wife found out. Bucco found her another job but when she refused to continue the relationship, she alleged he got her fired from that job, too. Since the state of NJ was named as a co-defendant, tax money was used to help him negotiate a settlement.
John Russo, Jr. was appointed Superior Court Judge by former New Jersey Chris Christie. A woman was seeking a restraining order against a the father of her child. She claimed he raped her, He also physically and verbally abused her, threatened to burn down her house, take away her child, and stole from her. The judge asked if she knew how to avoid getting raped.
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Morton Klein is the head of the Zionists of America, a far-right group closely allied with Republican politicians and heavily funded by Republican donors. There are allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Michael Silvestri had run for mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, and for freeholder position, an archaic title for county elected officials. (It’s been eliminated as of January 2021.) In 2018, he ran for state assembly and was accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a campaign worker.
John Moore chaired the State House Education Committee in the Mississippi House when he suddenly resigned for health concerns. However, the Speaker said he was facing sexual harassment allegations from several women. Moore’s resignation ended the House investigation into the allegations. The House no longer has jurisdiction and if the women want to pursue resolution, they would have to file a lawsuit.
Tom Schedler was the Louisiana Secretary of State. In 2018, he was sued for sexual harassment by his subordinate. He sent her several suggestive emails and cards and she claims he retaliated when she rebuffed him. He claims he had a consensual sexual relationship with her, but she denies it. He tried to tough it out, refusing to resign, and promising not to run for re-election, but eventually gave into public outrage and resigned.
Florida Rep. Ritch Workman was appointed to the Public Service Commission that regulates Florida utilities but before he could serve, a state senator, a fellow Republican, came forward with an allegation of sexual misconduct. His resignation came just a few minutes after state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, said she repeatedly made “vulgar and inappropriate’ gestures toward her at an event.